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The late Marcus J. Borg was one of the world's bestselling popular
theologians and an internationally respected biblical scholar
Borg is an internationally respected biblical scholar whose books
have sold over a million copies in English alone
Jesus preached a radical message of individual spiritual awakening.
Wisdom of the Carpenter presents those teachings with 365 prayers
designed for the contemporary seeker. Incorporating his own new
translations of the earliest available texts, comparative religion
scholar Ron Miller brings Jesus' voice and advice to life, while
added commentary relates Jesus' teachings to those of the world's
other great religious traditions. Little-known teachings of Jesus
from the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Q, and other lost sources
are included. A years worth of prayers.
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Profiles of Jesus (Paperback)
Robert W Funk, Roy W. Hoover, Marcus Borg, Kathleen E Corley, John Dominic Crossan, …
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R641
Discovery Miles 6 410
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Can the authentic words and deed of Jesus identified by the Jesus
Seminar furnish a sufficient basis for a credible profile of the
Jesus of history? That is the challenge faced by the contributors
to this volume. Their efforts have resulted in a unique collection
of studied impressions of Jesus. Here readers will see not Jesus
the icon of myth and creed, but a provocative young man of
first-century Palestine whose vision and determination to live the
vision gave birth to a new form of faith and changed the course of
history.
The image of the historical Jesus takes form in the words of the
Gospel Q. The Lost Gospel Q represents the very first Gospel, older
than the traditional Gospels and written by Jesus's contemporaries.
It preserves Jesus's original words -- the Sermon on the Mount,
Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer, parables, and his counsel for a
compassionate life.
The original of the Gospel Q was lost for 2,000 years, but for
the past 150 years historians and theologians have been digging
through the many layers of the New Testament to uncover the
original Gospel.
Jesus and Buddha were separated by five hundred years, three
thousand miles, and two drastically different cultures. Yet this
trade paper edition of the highly acclaimed hardback juxtaposes
passages from the New Testament and ancient Buddhist scriptures to
illuminate the striking similarity between their lives, deeds, and
teachings.
On February 9 and 10, 1996, six internationally known Jesus
scholars participated in the first national symposium to
commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Talking
about the historical, religious, and cultural significance of
Jesus, these scholars drew mass media attention and inspired a
phenomenally successful follow-up discussion group on the Internet.
Jesus at 2000 makes the symposium available to those seeking an
introduction to the controversial historical study of Jesus and
Christian origins and to those wishing to examine the intricacies
of this New Testament scholarship more carefully. In addition to
the papers presented by Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan,
Huston Smith, Harvey Cox, Karen Jo Torjesen, and Alan F. Segal,
this book includes questions from the symposium as well as a
concluding chapter introducing the historical study of Jesus and
Christian origins to the newly curious. Readers will appreciate the
wide range of perspectives offered, from historical Jesus
scholarship to Jewish studies, early Christian history, world
religions, and religion and culture. Written for a general
audience, the book will be useful in both academic and church
settings for those wanting to know what the academy is saying about
Jesus.
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